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Description: Washington, DC criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with bribery.

From July 2016 through June 2018, Frederick Silvers, age 57, from Washington, DC, gave more than $2,000 in bribes to a program specialist with the D.C. Department of Housing and Community Development in exchange for confidential, un-redacted Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) offer of sale notices. TOPA provides tenants living in the District of Columbia with the right to purchase their residence should the owner decide to sell the property. Under TOPA, tenants are allowed to re-assign their right to purchase to a third party. TOPA requires the owner (seller) to provide the District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development with offer of sale notices before the proposed real estate transaction. The offer of sale notices include, among other things, information not released to the public, such as the names of tenants residing at the property.

The D.C. government employee, Dawne Dorsey, 40, pleaded guilty in June 2019 to a federal bribery charge for related conduct.

This case is being investigated by FBI’s Washington Field Office and the D.C. Office of Inspector General. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Aloi of the Fraud, Public Corruption, and Civil Rights Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

18:201(b)(1)(C); GRAFT AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST; Bribery
(1)
18:371; CONSPIRACY TO DEFRAUD THE UNITED STATES; Conspiracy.
(1s)
18:201(b)(1)(C); BRIBERY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND WITNESSES; Bribery
(1ss)
18:201(b)(1)(A) and (C); BRIBERY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND WITNESSES; Bribery.
(2s)

Outcome: 09/13/2022 Minute Entry for videoconference proceedings held before Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly: Plea Agreement Hearing as to FREDERICK SILVERS held on 9/13/2022. REFERRAL TO PROBATION OFFICE for Presentence Investigation as to FREDERICK SILVERS. Plea entered by FREDERICK SILVERS (1), Guilty as to Count 1ss. Presentence Report due by 12/16/2022. Government's Sentencing Memorandum due by 1/6/2023. Defendant's Sentencing Memorandum due by 1/27/2023. Sentencing set for 2/10/2023 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 28A- In Person before Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. Bond Status of Defendant: Personal Recognizance; Court Reporter: Cathryn Jones; Defense Attorney: Manuel R. Geraldo and Martinis M. Jackson; US Attorney: Elizabeth A. Aloi. (dot) (Entered: 09/13/2022)
09/13/2022 35 STATEMENT OF OFFENSE by USA as to FREDERICK SILVERS. (dot) (Entered: 09/13/2022)
09/13/2022 36 PLEA AGREEMENT as to FREDERICK SILVERS. (dot) (Entered: 09/13/2022)
09/13/2022 37 WAIVER OF INDICTMENT by FREDERICK SILVERS. Signed by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 9/13/22. (dot) (Entered: 09/13/2022)
09/13/2022 38 WAIVER of Trial by Jury as to FREDERICK SILVERS. Approved by Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on 9/13/22. (dot) (Entered: 09/13/2022)

Defendant pleaded guilty.

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